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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research HEART Framework | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-5 Tage | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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